Monday police news

Published 7:00 pm, Sunday, January 8, 2006

The Midland Fire Department responded to a call of a garage on fire at a Waldo Avenue home after a Midland Police officer discovered the flames while on patrol.

The call came about 11:10 p.m., and firefighters from all three fire stations responded to 410 Waldo Ave. The officer alerted the residents in the home.

The fire was quickly extinguished, but the building was a total loss. Damage is estimated at $20,000.

The property owner is Kay Stacik, and the renter is Joe Schanck. No one was hurt.

The cause of the fire is under investigation.

Two jailed after burglary attempts

A 26-year-old Saginaw man and a 22-year-old Buena Vista man were jailed after deputies said they tried to break into pop machines in front of businesses along Tittabawassee Road, reports the Saginaw County Sheriffs Office.

The burglary attempts first came to deputies attention at 2:45 a.m. Saturday when a patrol sergeant saw two men, dressed in dark clothes, appearing to sneak by a motel in the 2000 block of Tittabawassee Road in Saginaw Countys Kochville Township. The deputy turned her vehicle around to look for them, but they had disappeared. She called reinforcements and, about 45 minutes later, deputies saw them walking past. One of the men carried a satchel with cordless drills, screwdrivers and tools that could be used in a burglary.

After questioning the two, deputies learned they had tried unsuccessfully to break into pop machines by drilling out locks. They were arrested and jailed on charges of attempted burglary from a coin-operated machine.